About Us
12 Bar Music & Social is a space built around music and connection.
Bringing together vinyl, live music, and specialty coffee under one roof, it’s shaped by record shops, listening sessions, and grassroots venues — designed for discovery, conversation, and staying a little longer than you planned.
More than a shop or a venue, 12 Bar is part of Exeter’s independent music community — supporting emerging artists, championing fair pay, and creating space for people to come together.
We believe music and human connection can change lives — one coffee, one record, one small, powerful moment at a time.
Music.
Coffee.
Community.
Music
From jazz and ambient to indie and experimental, we celebrate the full spectrum of sound.
Intimate gigs, DJs, listening sessions and open decks — all built for real connection.
A space for discovery, where emerging artists sit alongside names you already love.
Coffee
More than just coffee.
Specialty coffee served with care — shaped by the same attention and intention as everything else in the space.
Made for slowing down, not rushing through.
Community
Built around people.
From regulars to first-timers, artists to listeners — this is a space where people come together through music.
Come for a coffee, stay for a conversation, leave feeling part of something.
our mission
We believe music and human connection can change lives—one coffee, one record, one small, powerful moment at a time.
Collective
Join the 12 Bar Collective — built for music lovers. A small act of cultural support (with coffee).
Join the Collective →Plan Your Visit
12 Bar Music & Social, 6 Paris Street, Exeter EX1 1GA
Mon–Wed: 08:30 – 17:30
Thursday: 08:30 – 22:00
Friday + Saturday: 08:30-23:00
Sunday: 10:30-16:30
